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Laurie Prange

@prangemartin.bsky.social

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Teaching (business) professor by employment, but really just wants to pursue my hobbies and sleep a lot. Will nag you to wear sunblock 🧴🇨🇦

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Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · Jun 18

During World War One, Canadians encouraged one another to Buy Canadian.

Now that Buy Canadian First had been revived, maybe it’s time to re-issue these cute stamps. What do you think Canada Post?

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Poster showing three posters from World War One that encourage Canadians to “lick the foe.”

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 10h

i told her that she can't go wrong teaching her kids to read and write and think, and that she doesn't have to use any of this garbage if it's not helping her teach kids how to do those important things. one of my old english teachers was fist pumping in the back row but not sure it really landed.

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Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 9h

Oooh 😲

Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 12h

Part of why I reject the defense of these adult men is that I teach mainly men and they simply don’t talk this way. None of these topics were normal, not just indefensible.
Normal men don’t talk this way and so normal men don’t need to be defended.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 14h

Compare n' contrast Young Republicans to Black children (byline reads "CPE Editorial Staff" - it me.)

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Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 12h

Conservative logic
Every person with a uterus must carry every pregnancy to term, even if a little child.

A man who is 21yos is a kid and should never be held to account for saying horrible racist stuff because he’s just a kid and should never have consequences for his actions or choices.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12h

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid," JD Vance. We checked.

By scanning public records and media reports, Mother Jones determined the ages of eight of the 11 participants in the abhorrent leaked texts from young Republicans that Politico covered on Tuesday: They appear to range from 24 to 35.

Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 12h

What? What happened? I am looking at the picture and I don’t see it.
I also just got home from teaching and need to eat supper, so that’s probably why I can’t see it.

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Laura K Gee @laurakgee.bsky.social · 12h

Had a lovely time at book event for Having It All by @corinnelow.com last night. Can’t put this book down now that I’ve started it! Highly recommend.

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Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 15h

Inspired, no doubt, by the Vancouver Special history and new version just launched.

Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 15h

I broke my “no shopping” rule because this book has finally been translated from the Danish and is only available from DMC.com

Book with the title “craft psychology: How crafting promotes health” by Dr Anne Kirketerp.

Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 1d

Baby Boomer NIMBYs who have pulled up the ladder behind themselves and are eating the young.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

Keep track of this kind of thing, Canada. You can choose to never buy these products, and others that turn their back on our country by bending the knee to Trump, again.

The REAL #ElbowsUp is us.

Stellantis backtracks on plans to build Jeep model in Ontario, shifts to U.S. | CBC News

Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. — a move that will take production of one model out of Ontario, rai...

www.cbc.ca

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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 29d

NEW STORY: The push to 'conservatize' Calgary's public school board. Six CBE trustee candidates have campaign materials that look identical—so we took a closer look. #yyccc #ableg

The push to ‘conservatize’ Calgary’s public school board | The Sprawl

Not a slate, candidates say.

www.sprawlcalgary.com

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

“a new report shows teachers in Alberta are the most stressed in the world, and their workload is among the most demanding.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

Alberta teachers among the world's most stressed, new report shows

ATA president Jason Schilling said the report shows his agency’s findings that teachers feel stressed out, overworked and underappreciated.

edmontonjournal.com

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Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 1d

Added cheese to my supper and it’s amazing how it makes me special happy. I love cheese 🧀
Nice tangy old cheddar.

Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! I can’t wait to start earning white man wages! 😏 🔥

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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 1d

futureofgood.co/banking-dese...

‘Banking deserts’ becoming a familiar problem across Canada | Future of Good

As Canadian banks adapt to a digital landscapethe transition to online meant to make banking easier is instead making financial services less accessible.

futureofgood.co

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 1d

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

Some people have been saying.

How everyday tech is training us to accept constant surveillance

By ignoring small tech intrusions, society lowers the bar for what counts as privacy.

www.axios.com

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 1d

“As we would expect any other business to expand to improve its revenue, I don’t see why Canada Post shouldn’t be allowed to explore those options [including postal banking] as well.” @simonenoch.bsky.social, senior researcher with @policyalternatives.ca www.thestar.com/business/wou...

Would you go to Canada Post for your mortgage? Why advocates think postal banking could be a lifeline for the Crown corp.

Amidst the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, a debate concerning the future of post offices across the country has once again taken the stage: Should Canada ...

www.thestar.com

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 1d

Unlike 1995 there's no social housing budgets for Liberals to cut.

Graph showing annual affordable/social housing builds from 1960 to 2000s. The number flatlined during the years that the Chretien and Martin Liberals were in power.

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 6d

Hanging onto every bit of good news

The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.

This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

lostcoastoutpost.com

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Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 2d

You’ve got this!! 💪💪💻

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Brenna Clarke Gray @brennacgray.bsky.social · 2d

I want everyone to be clear that this is the equivalent of saying a little prayer.

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Vancouver Is Awesome @viawesome.bsky.social · 2d

Mexican-inspired Cirque du Soleil performances coming to Vancouver

The show is also bringing rain to Vancouver.

dlvr.it

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Lester K Spence @lkspence.bsky.social · 2d

What's mandate of Black Studies during this moment. What's our responsibility? Join us as we host the first of a series of public conversations in Baltimore, at the Baltimore Unity Hall. We'll be in dialogue with Paul Coates and Olakekan Kamau-Nataki. Next Wednesday from 6-8pm.

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